Full name Sidney Barras 1970 Bantel - Raleigh Children Tom Barras Rider type Sprinter Role Cyclist | Discipline Road Name Sid Barras Nickname Super Sid 1971–1973 Bantel | |
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Born 3 April 1948 (age 76) England United Kingdom ( 1948-04-03 ) | ||
The Glenryck Cup - 11th June 1977
Sid Barras (born 3 April 1948) is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, Cleveland. He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s with 380 wins, in 18 years as a professional. He was national champion three times and won a stage of the Tour of Majorca and in the 1973 Tour of Switzerland.
In 1999, Barras was directeur sportif of the British UCI division 3 team, Men's Health. He was manager of Recycling.co.uk in 2007.
He won the national over-50 championship in 2008. In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.
Barras is father of professional cyclist, Tom Barras.
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